मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-25
पतगेन्द्रश्च तं खड्गङ्किञ्चिदुत्प्लुत्य भूतलात् ।
वक्त्रेण जग्राह तदा गरुडः पन्नगं यथा ॥२५॥
वक्त्रेण जग्राह तदा गरुडः पन्नगं यथा ॥२५॥
25. patagendraśca taṃ khaḍgaṅkiñcidutplutya bhūtalāt .
vaktreṇa jagrāha tadā garuḍaḥ pannagaṃ yathā.
vaktreṇa jagrāha tadā garuḍaḥ pannagaṃ yathā.
25.
patagendraḥ ca tam khaḍgam kiñcit utplutya bhūtalāt
vaktreṇa jagrāha tadā garuḍaḥ pannagam yathā
vaktreṇa jagrāha tadā garuḍaḥ pannagam yathā
25.
And the king of birds (Jaṭāyu), leaping up slightly from the ground, then seized that sword with his beak, just as Garuḍa (the divine eagle) seizes a serpent.
Words meanings summery:
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- पतगेन्द्रः (patagendraḥ) - Jaṭāyu (king of birds, lord of birds, Jaṭāyu)
- च (ca) - and
- तम् (tam) - that
- खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, slightly
- उत्प्लुत्य (utplutya) - having leaped up, having jumped up
- भूतलात् (bhūtalāt) - from the ground, from the surface of the earth
- वक्त्रेण (vaktreṇa) - with his beak (with the mouth, with the beak)
- जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grasped, took
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuḍa (the mythical king of birds)
- पन्नगम् (pannagam) - snake, serpent
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
Words meanings and morphology
पतगेन्द्रः (patagendraḥ) - Jaṭāyu (king of birds, lord of birds, Jaṭāyu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of patagendra
patagendra - king of birds, lord of birds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pataga+indra)
- pataga – bird
noun (masculine)
Root: pat (class 1) - indra – lord, chief, the god Indra
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Modifies khaḍgam.
खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword, scimitar
Note: Object of jagrāha.
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, slightly
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying utplutya.
उत्प्लुत्य (utplutya) - having leaped up, having jumped up
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from prefix ut + root plu (to float, swim, leap) + -ya suffix
Prefix: ut
Root: plu (class 1)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.
भूतलात् (bhūtalāt) - from the ground, from the surface of the earth
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bhūtala
bhūtala - ground, earth's surface
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - tala – surface, palm, sole
noun (neuter)
Note: Source of leaping.
वक्त्रेण (vaktreṇa) - with his beak (with the mouth, with the beak)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vaktra
vaktra - mouth, face, beak
derived from root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Instrument of seizing.
जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grasped, took
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of grah
perfect active
Reduplicated perfect form of grah
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Refers to patagendraḥ.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
derived from tad (that) + -dā suffix
गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuḍa (the mythical king of birds)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa
garuḍa - Garuḍa, a mythical eagle
Note: Subject of the simile.
पन्नगम् (pannagam) - snake, serpent
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pannaga
pannaga - snake, serpent (lit. "creeping on its belly")
derived from panna (gone, fallen) + ga (going)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)
- panna – gone, fallen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root pat (to fall, fly)
Root: pat (class 1) - ga – going, moving
noun/adjective (masculine)
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object of implied seizure by Garuḍa.
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a simile.